Zahra Habib
At a time when the preliminary American customs duties entered the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the implementation yesterday, with a preliminary rate of 10%, the Director General of Jafon Consulting Company, Ahmed Jaafari, confirmed that it is a complex issue, indicating that the companies of the Gulf states will tend to enhance competitiveness by improving quality to remain able to competitiveness.
He said, “Everyone agrees that the American drawings on the exports of the Gulf Cooperation Council states are an economic and political and political issue.”
Jaafari added that the expectations are on the increase in the costs of imported goods, which affects its competitiveness of the Gulf products, due to the focus on other developing and promising markets in Asia, Europe and Africa. He expected prices to rise on products and commodities based on the American industry, to continue until the end of this year, provided that there are corrective prices in the first quarter of 2026 when solutions and alternatives are obtained.
Jaafari suggested that there are changes in Gulf commercial plans in the coming period, with a focus on improving quality and diversification, pointing out that it is possible that new international alliances with countries and economies affected by American drawings can appear.
He stated that it is important to diversify exports instead of the basic dependence on oil and gas, focus on other products and developing non -oil sectors such as technology, manufacturing industries such as chemicals, aluminum, consumer products, light and heavy industrial products.
He explained that the American drawings can create a positive positive and competitive environment that pushes the Gulf states to innovate, develop and invest in technology to improve productivity and processes.
